Mountain Partnership
25/11/2023
The Mountain Partnership Secretariat at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Feminist Hiking Collective – a non-profit organization and a member of the...
20/11/2023
One hundred mountain representatives from 16 countries and 22 mountain ranges converged in Hungary for the Unlocking the Power of Mountain Value Chains workshop organized by the European Union (EU)-funded...
14/11/2023
The annual GROW course "Agrobiodiversity in a changing climate" opens online today with 29 participants from 20 countries. The two-week course equips practitioners with the necessary tools, knowledge and understanding...
14/11/2023
The Tengeneza Generation (TEG) in Morogoro, the United Republic of Tanzania, is making a positive impact with its latest project – VUKA. Vuka is a Swahili phrase signifying transition. Launched to...
10/11/2023
The theme of the International Mountain Day 2023 photo contest launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 17 October 2023 is ''Restoring mountain ecosystems". Mountain...
09/11/2023
Multispectral cameras and humidity sensors have been installed in the vegetable garden growing on the rooftop of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’ Headquarters to monitor...
08/11/2023
Due to their remoteness, harsh environment, exposure to natural hazards and changing climate, it has always been vital that people living in mountain areas be able to maintain their livelihoods...
02/11/2023
In this latest Members' Voices feature, the Mountain Partnership Secretariat interviews Austin George Smith, a Communication and Press Specialist at the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), who sheds...
24/10/2023
A new alliance launched on 20 October 2023 by the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS Network) and the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance aims to drive environmental sustainability in Africa. The African...
23/10/2023
Indigenous youth from mountain regions worldwide convened to exchange insights on opportunities and solutions at a side event held during the United Nations Global Indigenous Youth Forum on 18 October...
16/10/2023
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Carpathian Convention, Environment Ministers and senior officials from the Carpathian countries adopted the Carpathian Biodiversity Framework, among other decisions, at their seventh Conference of...
12/10/2023
Within the highlands and lowlands of Mongolia's forest-steppe Selenge province lies an ideal haven for cultivating one of nature's sweetest gifts – organic wildflower honey. This special honey originates from the...
11/10/2023
The MountResilience project kicked-off in Ponte di Legno, Italy on the 19–21 September 2023. MountResilience (Accelerating transformative climate adaptation for higher resilience in European mountain regions) targets mountain territories and...
10/10/2023
A team of 20 people from Germany, Italy, Pakistan and Spain completed a survey expedition in the Swat Region of Pakistan in September 2023. The team climbed peaks over 5...
04/10/2023
Mountain Partnership Goodwill Ambassadors are committed to build upon their popularity and platforms to raise awareness about the importance of sustainable mountain development. Those that have already accepted this important...
28/09/2023
In front of world leaders, Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, and Xavier Espot Zamora, Head of Government of Andorra, underlined the importance of climate action for mountains during...
26/09/2023
Over 50 chefs and producers signed a manifesto for the future of mountain cuisine. Presented at the second edition of Andorra Taste, held on 13–17 September 2023, the manifesto aims...
19/09/2023
On 15 September 2023, the second edition of IPROMO Latinoamericano drew to a close, concluding an engaging two-week virtual training programme focused on the theme "Sustainable management of high altitude...
12/09/2023
The 119th Mountain Protected Areas Update published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) is now available online. This quarter's newsletter focuses...
07/09/2023
The Mountain Partnership – the United Nations alliance dedicated to mountains – is all about working together for sustainable mountain development around the world. Our vast and diverse membership counts over 500 members...
09/02/2017

The October 2016 edition of the Italian Development Cooperation’s newsletter “La Cooperazione Italiana Informa” featured a one-page article by Giorgio Grussu of the MPS about the launch of a new...

16/01/2017

Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on Sustainable mountain development at 71st Session. A/71/463/Add.10

03/10/2016

Report of the Secretary-General on Sustainable Mountain Development   Download here

29/03/2016

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) outlines its key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development (SMD) in its 2015 annual report. The annual report describes the Secretariat’s work in advocacy, communication...

17/02/2016

Achieving the ambitious goals formulated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for future investments in mountain regions. Mountains support the livelihoods of millions of people who live in...

09/12/2015

For millions of people living in mountainous areas, hunger and the threat of hunger are nothing new. Harsh climates and the difficult, often inaccessible terrain, combined with political and social...

20/07/2015

This report synthesizes expert findings on the importance of mountain regions for global green development and for achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It illustrates the crucial environmental services...

22/06/2015

In every mountain region, soils constitute the foundation for agriculture, supporting essential ecosystem functions and food security. Mountain soils benefit not only the 900 million people living in the world’s mountainous areas but also billions more living downstream...

15/05/2015

The Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) reflects its key achievements in promoting sustainable mountain development (SMD) in its 2014 annual report. Using mountain climbing as an analogy to facing SMD challenges,...

20/02/2015

African Mountains Status Report provides an overview of the status, trends and threats facing mountain environments and communities. The 36-page report, produced by Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) with financial...

19/02/2015

Climate change, especially visible in mountain ecosystems, is causing glaciers to disappear at an alarming rate, threatening millions of lives dependent on freshwater resources originating from the mountains in Peru. A...

05/12/2014

Mountains are among the regions most affected by climate change. The implications of climate change will reach far beyond mountain areas, as the contributions in the present publication prepared for...

09/09/2014

"Cordillera de Los Andes, una oportunidad para la integración y desarrollo de América del Sur", or "The Andes, an opportunity for integration and development in South America” describes a regional...

01/09/2014

Mountain regions across the globe are important tourist destinations. Today, there is practically no region in the world where the special qualities of mountains are not acknowledged by tourists. For many mountain...

24/03/2014

Why Mountains Matter for Energy – a call to action on the sustainable development goals

24/03/2014

Why Mountains Matter for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction – a call to action on the sustainable development goals Download in English, French, Spanish

24/03/2014

Mountains and the Sustainable Development Goals – a call to action Download in English, French, Spanish, Russian

12/02/2014

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on Sustainable mountain development at 68th Session.A/RES/68/217   Download here

28/01/2014

The Fourth Global Meeting of the Mountain Partnership was held in Erzurum, Turkey on 17-20 September 2013, and attended by 110 participants, representing 95 MP members, including 35 governments and a further 35 participants from the host country, Turkey. The meeting comprised an opening session, a general assembly of the Mountain Partnership, a plenary sessions, working groups, geographic sessions, side events and partnership fairs

06/12/2013

This publication, issued on the 30th anniversary of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), contains a collection of papers and scholarly articles by ecologists, natural resource managers, and...